Mark Webber’s spectacular crash at the European GP
Sunday, June 27th, 2010 Posted in Formula 1, Lotus, Red Bull Racing | 7 Comments »BREAKING NEWS: Mark Webber has crashed out of the European Grand Prix at Valencia after a spectacular incident with the Lotus of Heikki Kovalainen. The contact with Kovalainen happened on lap 9 of the 57 lap race. Importantly, both drivers ...
2010 Canadian Grand Prix in pictures
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 Posted in Ferrari, Formula 1, Lotus, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, Red Bull Racing, Renault | No Comments »The 2010 Canadian Formula One Grand Prix saw a second consecutive one-two victory for the McLaren team. Lewis Hamilton started from pole and, despite a margin of just over two seconds from second placed Jenson Button, he won the race ...
2010 Turkish Grand Prix in pictures
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 Posted in Ferrari, Formula 1, Lotus, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, Red Bull Racing, Renault | 2 Comments »There's been plenty of talk about this race, thanks to the Vettel-Webber incident. Maybe it's now time to take Vettel on his word when he says, "There is no fight. This is something that happens. We do not need it ...
Green hell
Thursday, May 20th, 2010 Posted in Lotus, Motorsports, Random videos | 7 Comments »Ever wondered what you would do if your car caught fire and you didn't know until it was almost too late. Imagine some Benny Hill music with this clip from last weekend's Nürburgring 24 hour race and you could almost ...
2010 Monaco Grand Prix in pictures
Monday, May 17th, 2010 Posted in Ferrari, Formula 1, Lotus, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, Red Bull Racing, Renault | 7 Comments »No doubt Mark Webber is still beaming after his Monaco Grand Prix victory. A win in Monte Carlo is something all Formula One drivers cherish and to see an Australian dominate the race made for one very welcome procession. Webber clearly ...
2010 Malaysian GP in pictures
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 Posted in Ferrari, Formula 1, Lotus, Mercedes-Benz, Red Bull Racing, Renault | 2 Comments »After an unfulfilled Australian Grand Prix local hope Mark Webber felt he had something to prove in Malaysia. Webber dared to dream by making what proved to be an inspired tyre choice during a rain sodden qualifying that allowed the ...
It was a marvellous day
Monday, March 22nd, 2010 Posted in Formula 1, Lotus | 1 Comment »Yesterday would have been Ayrton Senna's 50th birthday. A fact that came to my attention via autosport.com who honoured the day with an image gallery of Senna's career. To complement those images there is a YouTube clip after the break ...
VIDEO: Lotus T127 launch & shakedown
Sunday, February 14th, 2010 Posted in Formula 1, Lotus | 1 Comment »Lotus Racing have provided some behind the scenes footage of the launch of their new Lotus Cosworth T127. There's three clips in all and they can be seen below. The first Lotus in Formula One since the mid 90s was ...
Lotus unveils 2010 F1 car
Saturday, February 13th, 2010 Posted in Formula 1, Lotus | 2 Comments »Overnight Lotus Racing unveiled their 2010 Formula One racecar, the Lotus Cosworth T127. Mike Gascoyne, Chief Technical Officer, spoke at the launch and here's a bit of what he had to say, “The last few months have been some of the ...
2010 Lotus F1 car captured ahead of official reveal
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 Posted in Formula 1, Lotus | 4 Comments »Autosport.com have published what they are describing as the first image of the new Lotus F1 car. The photo was captured on Tuesday during the team's shakedown at Silverstone. Speaking on twitter, Team Principal, Tony Fernandes stated, "Shakedown started. ...
Lotus in Formula One
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 Posted in Formula 1, Lotus | 3 Comments »The return of Lotus to Formula One in 2010 is a bitter sweet scenario for many. The much revered icon of British motorsport is now heavily backed by outside influences with Malaysian ownership under the watch of Proton since 1994. ...
Lotus F1 signs Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen
Monday, December 14th, 2009 Posted in Formula 1, Lotus | No Comments »Lotus F1 announced today that Italy's Jarno Trulli and Finland's Heikki Kovalainen will form their main driving team in 2010. Malaysia's Fairuz Fauzy will fill the test driver's role. Team Principal, Tony Fernandes, said in a statement released by Lotus ...
Google Street View takes on Lotus test track
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 Posted in Lotus | No Comments »The chaps at Lotus have invited one of the Google Street View fleet to do a few laps around their test track at Hethel near Norwich. This is the first race track in the UK to be captured by Street ...
Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racer
Saturday, September 12th, 2009 Posted in Lotus | No Comments »Lotus have turned their "luxury" tourer, the Evora, into an out and out racer. The Type 124 (one twenty four) meets full FIA racing specifications and has been designed for endurance racing. There is a reasonably extensive factory backed calendar ...
Lotus Evora - Australian specs and pricing
Monday, June 8th, 2009 Posted in Lotus | 2 Comments »The Lotus Evora is now available for Australian order. To help its customers go through the decision making process Lotus Australia have released pricing and specification details. The first bit of news is quite good. List pricing, before statutory and delivery ...
